Daniel 7
1 No primeiro anno de Belshazzar, rei de Babylonia, teve Daniel um sonho e visões da sua cabeça estando na sua cama: escreveu logo o sonho, e relatou a summa das coisas.
In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylonia, Daniel had a dream and visions in his mind while lying on his bed. Then he wrote down what he had seen in the dream. He wrote down the most important events:
2 Fallou Daniel, e disse: Eu estava vendo na minha visão da noite, e eis que os quatro ventos do céu combatiam no mar grande.
Daniel explained, “In my vision at night I saw that the four winds of heaven were stirring up the great sea.
3 E quatro animaes grandes, differentes uns dos outros, subiam do mar.
Four large animals, each one different from the other, came up out of the sea.
4 O primeiro era como leão, e tinha azas de aguia: eu estava olhando, até que lhe foram arrancadas as azas; e foi levantado da terra, e posto em pé como um homem, e foi-lhe dado um coração de homem.
The first was like a lion but had eagle's wings. As I was looking, its wings were torn off and it was lifted from the ground and made to stand on two feet, like a man. The mind of a man was given to it.
5 E eis aqui outro segundo animal, similhante a um urso, o qual se levantou de um lado, e tinha na bocca tres costellas entre os seus dentes, e foi-lhe dito assim: Levanta-te, devora muita carne.
Then there was a second animal, like a bear, and it was bending over; it had three ribs between its teeth in its mouth. It was told, 'Get up and devour many people.'
6 Depois d'isto, eu estava olhando, e eis aqui outro, que era como leopardo, e tinha quatro azas de ave nas suas costas: tinha tambem este animal quatro cabeças, e foi-lhe dado dominio.
After this I looked again. There was another animal, one that looked like a leopard. On its back it had four wings like bird wings, and it had four heads. It was given authority to rule.
7 Depois d'isto, eu estava olhando nas visões da noite, e eis aqui o quarto animal, terrivel e espantoso, e muito forte, o qual tinha dentes grandes de ferro, devorava e fazia em pedaços, e pizava aos seus pés o que sobejava; e era differente de todos os animaes que foram antes d'elle, e tinha dez pontas.
After this I saw in the visions of the night a fourth animal, terrifying, frightening, and very strong. It had large iron teeth; it devoured, broke in pieces, and trampled underfoot what was left. It was different from the other animals, and it had ten horns.
8 Estando eu considerando as pontas, eis que outra ponta pequena subia entre ellas, e tres das pontas primeiras foram arrancadas de diante d'elle; e eis que n'esta ponta havia olhos, como olhos de homem, e uma bocca que fallava grandiosamente.
While I was considering the horns, I looked and saw another horn grow up among them, a little horn. Three of the first horns were wrenched out by the roots. I saw in this horn eyes like the eyes of a man and a mouth that was boasting about great things.
9 Eu estive olhando, até que foram postos uns thronos, e o ancião de dias se assentou: o seu vestido era branco como a neve, e o cabello da sua cabeça como a limpa lã; o seu throno chammas de fogo, e as rodas d'elle fogo ardente.
As I looked, thrones were set in place, and the Ancient of Days took his seat. His clothing was as white as snow, and the hair of his head was like pure wool. His throne was flames of fire, and its wheels were burning fire.
10 Um rio de fogo manava e sahia de diante d'elle: milhares de milhares o serviam, e milhões de milhões estavam em pé diante d'elle: assentou-se o juizo, e abriram-se os livros.
A river of fire flowed out from before him; millions served him, and one hundred million were standing before him. The court was in session, and the books were opened.
11 Então estive olhando, por causa da voz das grandes palavras que fallava a ponta: estive olhando até que mataram o animal, e o seu corpo foi desfeito, e entregue para ser queimado pelo fogo.
I continued to look because of the boastful words spoken by the horn. I watched while the animal was killed, and its body was destroyed, and it was given over to be burned up.
12 E, quanto aos outros animaes, foi-lhes tirado o dominio; todavia foi-lhes dado prolongação de vida até certo espaço de tempo.
As for the rest of the four animals, their authority to rule was taken away, but their lives were prolonged for a period of time.
13 Eu estava vendo nas minhas visões da noite, e eis que era vindo nas nuvens do céu um como o filho do homem: e chegou até ao ancião dos dias, e o fizeram chegar perante elle.
In my visions that night, I saw one coming with the clouds of heaven like a son of man; he came to the Ancient of Days and was presented before him.
14 E foi-lhe dado o dominio e a honra, e o reino, e que todos os povos, nações e linguas o servissem: o seu dominio é um dominio eterno, que não passará, e o seu reino se não destruirá.
Authority to rule and glory and royal power were given to him so that all the peoples, nations, and languages should serve him. His authority to rule is an everlasting authority that will not pass away, and his kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.
15 Quanto a mim, Daniel, o meu espirito foi abatido dentro do corpo, e as visões da minha cabeça me espantavam.
As for me, Daniel, my spirit was grieved inside of me, and the visions I saw in my mind troubled me.
16 Cheguei-me a um dos que estavam em pé, e pedi-lhe a certeza ácerca de tudo isto. E elle me disse, e fez-me saber a interpretação das coisas.
I approached one of them standing there and asked him to show me the meaning of these things.
17 Estes grandes animaes, que são quatro, são quatro reis, que se levantarão da terra.
'These large animals, four in number, are four kings that will arise from the earth.
18 Mas os sanctos do Altissimo receberão o reino, e possuirão o reino para todo o sempre, e de eternidade em eternidade.
But the holy people of the Most High will receive the kingdom, and they will possess it forever and ever.'
19 Então tive desejo de ter certeza do quarto animal, que era differente de todos os outros, muito terrivel, cujos dentes eram de ferro, e as suas unhas de metal; que devorava, fazia em pedaços e pizava a pés o que sobrava.
Then I wanted to know more about the fourth animal—it was so different from the others and very horrifying with its iron teeth and bronze claws; it devoured, broke into pieces, and trampled on what was left with its feet.
20 Tambem das dez pontas que tinha na cabeça, e da outra que subia, de diante da qual cairam tres, d'aquella ponta, digo, que tinha olhos, e bocca que fallava grandiosamente, e cujo parecer era maior do que o das suas companheiras.
I wanted to know about the ten horns on its head, and about the other horn that grew up, and before which the three horns fell down. I wanted to know about the horn that had eyes and about the mouth that boasted about great things and that seemed greater than its companions.
21 Eu olhava, e eis que esta ponta fazia guerra contra os sanctos, e os vencia.
As I looked, this horn waged war against the holy people and was defeating them
22 Até que veiu o ancião de dias, e se deu o juizo aos sanctos do Altissimo, e chegou o tempo em que os sanctos possuiram o reino.
until the Ancient of Days came, and justice was given to the holy people of the Most High. Then the time came when the holy people received the kingdom.
23 Disse assim: O quarto animal será o quarto reino na terra, o qual será differente de todos os reinos; e devorará toda a terra, e a pizará aos pés, e a fará em pedaços.
This is what that person said, 'As for the fourth animal, it will be a fourth kingdom on earth that will be different from all the other kingdoms. It will devour the whole earth, and it will trample it down and break it into pieces.
24 E, quanto ás dez pontas, d'aquelle mesmo reino se levantarão dez reis; e depois d'elles se levantará outro, o qual será differente dos primeiros, e abaterá a tres reis
As for the ten horns, out of this kingdom ten kings will arise, and another will arise after them. He will be different from the previous ones, and he will conquer the three kings.
25 E fallará palavras contra o Altissimo, e destruirá os sanctos do Altissimo, e cuidará em mudar os tempos e a lei; e serão entregues na sua mão por um tempo, e tempos, e a metade d'um tempo.
He will speak words against the Most High and will oppress the holy people of the Most High God. He will try to change the festivals and the law. These things will be given into his hand for one year, two years, and half a year.
26 E o juizo estará assentado, e tirarão o seu dominio, para o destruir e para o desfazer até ao fim.
But the court will be in session, and they will take his royal power away to be consumed and destroyed at the end.
27 E o reino, e o dominio, e a magestade dos reinos debaixo de todo o céu se dará ao povo dos sanctos do Altissimo: o seu reino será um reino eterno, e todos os dominios o servirão, e lhe obedecerão:
The kingdom and the dominion, and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven, will be given to the people who belong to the holy people of the Most High. His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all other kingdoms will serve and obey him.'
28 Até aqui foi o fim do negocio. Quanto a mim, Daniel, os meus pensamentos muito me espantavam, e mudou-se em mim o meu semblante; mas guardei o negocio no meu coração.
Here is the end of the matter. As for me, Daniel, my thoughts greatly alarmed me and my face changed in appearance. But I kept these things to myself.”
